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Beautiful, willful Serena has battles all her life to overcome the twin handicaps of a lame foot and a withered hand. She's devastated when handsome Lord Clairmont scorns her and marries a woman who's perfect in every detail. When Clairmont returns from Waterloo, crippled and scarred, his appearance revolts his wife, who rejects him. It's Serena who challenges and goads him to break free of his self pity, conquer his handicaps and regain his zest for life. But Clairmont's jealous cousin, cheated of his chance to inherit the family estate, plots to prevent Clairmont's recovery. He blackmails the estranged wife, who's hiding her own dark secret, into assisting his deadly plan. Serena's quick wits and Clairmont's courage ignites to a passion that consumes them both.